R&B force Usher proved he still knows how to set pulses racing with a sizzling headlining set at the Essence Music Festival yesterday in New Orleans.

The slot crowns what has been an action-packed year for the 32 year old, whose success with ‘OMG’, and ‘DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again’, has seen make quite the commercial comeback. Whether he’ll be able to maintain it with increased competition from the likes of Chris Brown, and that little trier Trey Songz, will be interesting to see.

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As many of you know, That Grape Juice TV launched recently! And one the platform’s anchoring features is The Rundown. Fronted by our new host Patrick, the show recaps the hottest stories featured on the site each week.

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Pop royal Janet Jackson is currently over here in London for the latest leg of her ‘Number Ones: Up, Close, & Personal Tour’. Taking a brief break from her 3-day residency at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, the diva stopped by ITV1’s Paul O’Grady Show.

There, the 45 year old (still hard to believe) plugged the trek, her new book ‘True You’, movies, and the like. She also reveals that the tour will be heading to Africa, Asia, as well as returning to the States – keeping her on the road into 2012.

Check out the interview (and my two pence below) …

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This week’s Cover Star comes with a bit of twist. For, Londoner Cynthia Erivo‘s full set features on The Splash over at our sister site – That Grape Juice TV.

Check out her stirring rendition of Beyonce‘s ‘Sweet Dreams’ below…

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It seems that you just can’t keep a good anti-singer down.

For despite her embarrassing removal from the X Factor USA judging panel and the backlash she has received for returning to an allegedly commitment defficient ex husband, Cheryl Cole has still found the time to reinvent her look – with a brand spanking new hair do.

Once again using the old ‘Pay Attention To My Look And Not My Evident Lack Of Discernible Talent’ trick recently made famous by Rihanna, Cheryl premièred this new aesthetic recently whilst on the streets of London.

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Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige has yet another honor to add to her collection of accolades.  The ‘Real Love’ singer was honored tonight at McDonald’s 365BlackAwards for the contributions of her organization FFAWN (Foundation For the Advancement of Women Now).

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It seems that Jill Scott had made somewhat of a return to glory. For after achieving her first #1 album on the Billboard 200 this week, she has made an appearance on well loved show Regis & Kelly.

Peep the singer/actress in action below…

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This week’s episode of The Splash sees songbird Cynthia Erivo soar.

Hailing from London, the pint-sized powerhouse has packed a wealth of experience into a relatively short period of time. Having sung back up for Jessie J, opened for Fantasia, and gained a strong underground buzz while doing so, Erivo recently signed on for the UK touring version of ‘Sister Act – The Musical‘. Kicking off in September, the show will see Erivo star as Doloris – a role made famous by Whoopi Goldberg and more recently by Patina Miller.

In the meanwhile, you can enjoy her rousing showing right here on The Splash!

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Pop mega star Lady GaGa generated mass excitement recently when she touched down in Taiwan  as part of the promotional push for LP ‘Born This Way’ in the Eastern world.

Paying homage to profiteroles everywhere with an undeniably delicious new hair do, Britney Spears‘ recurring nightmare  recently celebrated the release of new video ‘The Edge Of Glory.‘

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It’s finally here.

The visual for Cher Lloyd‘s debut single ‘Swagger Jagger‘ has surfaced moments ago. In support of  the starlet’s upcoming album, the video sees Ms.Cher bring life to the well publicized song in unique fashion.

Get familiar with ‘Swagger Jagger’ below…

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As the first week sales predictions for her ‘4’ LP soar higher than earlier reported, the Beyonce promotional train pulled into New York’s Central Park today for Good Morning America ‘Summer Concert Series’.

Check out Ms. Knowles’ scorching hot performances of ‘Run The World (Girls)’, ‘Best Thing I Never Had’, ‘1+1’, and ‘Single Ladies’ below…

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